TNI Will Buy 4-6 New Radar
Upon request the Air Force , the Defense Ministry will buy 4-6 GCI radar ( photo: Lockheed Martin )
TEMPO.CO , Jakarta : The Ministry of Defense plans to purchase a number of airborne radar to augment military main weaponry system that is already owned by the Indonesian military ( TNI ) Air Force today .
" Yes we are planning to buy ' ground control interceptor radar ' , " said the head of the Defense Planning Ministry of Defence, Rear Admiral Rachmad Lubis , told reporters at the Ministry of Defence , the road Medan Merdeka Barat , Jakarta , Wednesday, April 2, 2014 .Rachmad with some officials that the TNI Commander Planning Assistant , Planning Assistant Chief of Staff of the Army , Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Planning , Planning Assistant Chief of Staff of the Air Force , and Assistant Chief of Police Planning discuss master planning the purchase of the main tools of weapons systems the military and police for 2015 -2029 . Also present , the company's president weapons systems of the main tools ( defense equipment ) in the country such as PT Pindad , PT Indonesian Aerospace , PT PAL , PT LEN , and others .
Upon request the Air Force , the Defense Ministry will buy four to six pieces of airborne radar . However , Rachmad still keeping the radar well as price details and specifications capabilities . "When the purchase was also still in the long process , " said Rachmad .Rachmad expect the presence of these new radars to improve the monitoring of the national airspace . According to him , the current airborne radar monitoring capability is good enough . Therefore , the Air Force has coordinated with civilian air radar of some airports . " But it would be better if his radar plus , " he said .When mentioned about the radar manufacturer , Rachmad not want to answer . According to him , the Air Force as a radar addition the applicant did not designate a specific manufacturer . "Importantly , they have to convey the ability of radar range , " he said .However , based on Law No. 16 of 2012 on Strategic Industries , there must be a domestic corporation engaged in the manufacture of defense equipment to be purchased . But , for radar high-quality , local defense industry manufacturers have not been able to do much .
As a result . almost certainly a new radar for the Air Force will be ordered from overseas manufacturers ." But , we ask PT LEN ( as representatives of state-owned enterprises ) and PT CMI ( as representatives of the private sector) must coordinate to the process of learning and transfer of technology , " said Rachmad .